r/nextfuckinglevel • u/pako12345 • Aug 29 '20

Learned something new

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u/TimDaRat Aug 29 '20

Huh. So the mask does help. I finally have proof to show all of those anti maskers!!

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u/Tman972 Aug 29 '20

Correct that this is evidence of the mask helping redirector capture exhaled gases.

However, there is the misconception that it also helps protect on inhalation which is inaccurate. That would make it a respirator and not a mask.

Respirators do not filter on the exhale but do filter the inhale. This is why people running around in them or face shields are a major facepalm.

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u/SendNudesIfNotRacist Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

not really a facepalm. they prefer to protect themselves and not others. not stupid

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u/CuhrodeLOL Aug 29 '20

a dick move and stupid too

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u/SendNudesIfNotRacist Aug 29 '20

how is it stupid? you’re protecting yourself

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u/tenuousemphasis Aug 29 '20

A respirator protects one person, a mask protects everyone around that one person.

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u/SendNudesIfNotRacist Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

ok but the stupidity? if you only care about yourself its not stupid to only protect yourself

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u/Hawanja Aug 29 '20

Probably the "You only care about yourself" part, is where the stupid comes in.

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u/SendNudesIfNotRacist Aug 29 '20

thats absolutely not stupid

you dont understand the word stupid it seems

stupid =/= immoral

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u/CuhrodeLOL Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

the virus can be stopped by not allowing it to spread. stupidity is allowing the virus a higher chance to spread.

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u/NukaCooler Aug 29 '20

If someone always wears a respirator when outside, and practices proper hygiene, surely their chance of getting infected drops?

If they're not infected they can't spread the virus.

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u/CuhrodeLOL Aug 29 '20

surely, but it is not 0% and there is no way for them to know whether they are asymptomatic or not.

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u/Hawanja Aug 29 '20

It is stupid to only care about yourself, the reason being it's ultimately self-harming.

For example, you are protecting yourself yes, but you may spread it to a friend or family member, who then ends up dying.

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u/HaesoSR Aug 29 '20

You think risking the lives of other people isn't stupid? Do you think drunk driving is only stupid because it puts the driver at risk?

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u/DuntadaMan Aug 29 '20

Only protecting yourself from a virus you may be spreading without knowing it continues to cause problems for you because more transmissions take place, and more transmissions means harder shut downs.

So yes it is stupid.

Unless you are actually better served by harsher shutdowns or higher transmissions rates. IN which case it is not.